As someone who had never gotten into playing any of the games in the Persona series, I was hesitant to get started as part of me thought that Persona 5 Royal would not be an excellent point to jump into. Still, after early jitters, Persona 5 Royal won me over in under 10 minutes of starting the title.
From the surface, Persona 5 and its subsequent expansion, Persona 5 Royal, doesn’t make sense; it starts with the worst possible outcome for your character as you are wrongfully convicted and sent to Tokyo to another High School with other students who share a criminal past, this moment is where the game story starts, and it won’t make sense until you dive a bit deeper.
Persona 5 Royal Review
As you progress in the game, you learn that you aren’t the only one with a conspiracy attached to you; each character you meet has something to offer. Persona 5 Royale seems like a perfect marriage of two games simultaneously delivering a great storyline.
In the real world, you are a high schooler who has to build relationships and work your way to redemption by performing tasks like excelling in school, getting a job, and every other teenage thing you can think of.
But the metaverse will blow your mind off; think of it as an extension of your character’s submerged psyche, and your job in the metaverse is to change the hearts and perceptions of adults who have been wronging children.
Gameplay
Person 5 Royale speaks volumes about the social miscommunication between two generations who have given up on understanding each other. At the same time, the one in power dominates the lives of the children with impunity.
The metaverse takes you to Palaces in the game, and this is different for every character you’re trying to change the heart of. Sometimes, Persona 5 Royal feels like a commentary that the developers have created a game around.
As for Persona 5 Royal, it touches all the bases that you would like in a game. It has challenges that will rival even the best of the games in other genres, and the action-based combat system isn’t for everyone, but it works like a charm in the game.
Characters
Each character has a persona, ranging from everything you could imagine. The more time you put in the game, the more Persona 5 Royal rewards you; the game has a different feel.
Sometimes, it feels like going through seasons upon seasons of your favorite anime, with perfect voice lines appropriately translated from Japanese to well-defined characters. You get to see the point of view of every character in the game.
These characters each have lovely and well-defined character arcs; nothing and no one feels left out or cut short. Most of the feels are delivered during the endgame scenarios of Persona 5 Royal.
Once you get into the Palaces, the dungeons, and the Mementos, things start to change, and these things keep on giving you different perspectives. I never thought that any game would have me thinking about every choice I made, wondering if any other choice would lead toward another course in the game.
Story
It is expected to have a few twists and turns that make the plot of the game enjoyable, but to have the plot evolve as you progress along and execute it in such a style that it brings the best out of an entire genre is an achievement of brilliance. At no point will you think that Persona 5 Royal gets stale; there is always something to do, and you are racing against time, which builds this feeling of anxiety, adding to the game’s enjoyment.
Verdict
Persona 5 Royal is a time killer; if you have never tested such a game, they initially sound dull. With patience and exploration, P5R can consume your focus, encouraging gamers to dive deeper into a psychological world of heroes and villains. Skill Sets, Monsters, Dungeons, Palaces, Side Objectives, Persona 5 Royal is filled with a lot of stuff. You cannot finish it in a day or two; when you hit the wall, P5R can throw a new twist.
Persona 5 Royal will find a place in your head and burrow itself, making you think about every moment you spend playing it. I highly recommend Persona 5 Royal to anyone who hasn’t tried JRPG or if someone wants a different experience, one that you would never get again.
